Upstate Medical University

Global Health Institute

Global Health Institute

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Six Honored with Gold Standard Awards

Upstate Medical University has selected six faculty members as Gold Standard Award winners.

The awards recognize individuals for work exemplifying the missions of Upstate, w more »

Human Challenge Models: A New Gold Standard?

Dr. Stephen Thomas examines the evolving role of human challenge models in vaccine development, debating whether they represent a new gold standard for establishing efficacy and s more »

Pfizer and Valneva Announce Lyme Disease Vaccine Candidate Demonstrates Strong Efficacy in Phase 3 VALOR Trial

There are currently no approved human vaccines for Lyme disease, and PF-07307405 is the Lyme disease vaccine candidate which has currently advanced the furthest along the clinical more »
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Michelle Klick, LPN, CCRP

Clinical Operations Lead

Michelle Klick is the Clinical Research Manager for the Upstate Global Health Institute. Her 20+ years of research experience has given her the skills to lead the research team through protocol development and execution across multiple phases of research. Michelle maintains a New York State Licensed Practical Nursing license and a SoCRA Certified Clinical Research Professionals certification.

She is a graduate of the 2017 Upstate Leadership Academy, where her capstone project centered on providing medical care to the refugee population in the Syracuse community. Her research career has spanned many clinical areas, including Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Pulmonology, Neurology and Oncology. She is passionate about training new research professionals and helping them find success in navigating the countless details of conducting a clinical trial. Michelle is co-chair of the SUNY Upstate Clinical Research Professionals Group. Michelle recently attended the National Council of University Research Administrators’ 20th Financial Research Conference to expand her knowledge on research finance. Outside of work, Michelle is a busy mom of 2 boys. She has volunteered for the past 9 years in their local scouting program and is a board member for the local Home School Association.